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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-A5C3AA
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Probable unit of Iron Age date. Both obverse and reverse are highly worn and little detail remains. One face shows a series of lines which could be a stylised animal, and the other face depicts an abraded crescendic motif.
​Dimensions: weight: 1.4g, diameter: 13.8mm, thickness: 1.6mm
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 13.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th October 2016 - Monday 24th October 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Much Hadham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4316
Four figure Latitude: 51.82432717
Four figure longitude: 0.07354265
1:25K map: TL4316
1:10K map: TL41NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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